The following article on the murderous impact of walls upon migrants was first posted by Stop the Wall in their Urgent Letter Nº 3. FROM SAN ANTONIO TO PALESTINE, FROM MELILLA TO THE POLISH BORDER – UNITED FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WALLS This is hell. It’s on fire. Ghassan Kanafani, “Men in the Sun”…
Japan’s latest election brings the country closer to rearmament
The following article by Sam Carliner, written for Left Voice (USA) shows how the Japanese parliamentary elections in Japan resulted in a victory for politicians who support advancing Japan’s military power and U.S. imperialism’s interests. JAPAN’S LATEST ELECTION BRINGS THE COUNTRY CLOSER TO RE-ARMAMENT Parliamentary elections in Japan resulted in a victory for politicians who support…
Nato preparing for inter-imperialist war with China and Russia
The following article by Gilbert Achcar, first posted by The Nation, outlines the need for a global peace movement opposed to all military alliances and the ongoing massive increases in defence budgets. NATO PREPARING FOR INTER-IMPERIALIST WAR WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA At the end of June, for the second time since the Spanish state joined NATO…
From the war on terror to conflict between world powers
The following article by Claudia Cinatti of Left Voice (USA) points out that the heinous attacks on the World Trade Center have shown the failure of the “war on terror.” Following its defeat in Afghanistan, U.S imperialism is now directing its attention toward China and other capitalist powers. FROM THE WAR ON TERROR TO…
Tibet – A country suffering from Chinese imperial repression
Rod MacGregor of Dundee SSP puts the case for Tibetan self-determination. The Indian town of McLeod Ganj takes its very Scottish sounding name from a British military officer, having been a garrison town during British rule in India. Though it is now over six decades since the British state gave up its imperial ambitions in…